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Governments around the world are grappling with the threat of terrorism, but their efforts aimed at curbing the dissemination of terrorist content online all too often result in censorship. Over the past five years, we’ve seen a number of governments—from the US Congress to that of France and...

Last month, it seemed like Europe had been saved from a dangerous attempt by corporate lobbyists to hijack copyright legislation in order to add a few points to their balance sheets, at the cost of a free, fair, open internet. Now, thanks to Germany's decision to turn its back...

UPDATE February 9 2019: Victory! These bills did not make it out of committee. Experts agree: Internet voting would be an information security disaster. Unfortunately, the Commonwealth of Virginia is considering a pair of bills to experiment with online voting. Pilot programs will do nothing to contradict the...

Imagine this: an enormous tech company is tracking what you do on your phone, even when you’re not using any of its services, down to the specific images that you see. It’s also tracking all of your network traffic, because you’re installing one of its specially-designed routers. And even though...

Public Interest Advocates, Local Governments, and Others Defend the Open Internet Order The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard the case of Mozilla v. FCC today to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is allowed to repeal its net neutrality rules and abandon its authority over the...

In the smartphone era, “distracted driving” is a serious, and well-known, problem. Official warnings about poor driving habits are as old as the automobile itself. The New York Times published a Pulitzer-winning series on distracted driving back in 2009. Increasingly, technological assists are available for those seeking to...

Cities across the world increasingly deploy new "smart city" technologies in public places. They collect data that might enable energy savings, traffic reduction, or a more efficient delivery of government services. But all-too-often, these tools gather information about identifiable people, and contribute to an ever-growing digital profile of our comings...

Join EFF's Executive Director Cindy Cohn at the Brooklyn Bowl for a celebration of the life and songs of our beloved founder, John Perry Barlow. Cindy will be among the speakers talking about his amazing life and legacy. Performers include: Jason Crosby, Grahaeme Lesh, Ross James & Alex Koford, Jerry...

Since even before he took office, President Trump has called for a physical wall along the southern border of the United States. Manydifferentorganizations have argued this isn’t a great idea. In response, some Congressional Democrats have suggested turning to surveillance technology to monitor the...

Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday, January 31, at 8:30 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will ask a federal appeals court to find that the act of clicking on a URL or weblink isn’t sufficient evidence for law enforcement to get a warrant to search someone’s home.The hearing involves a child pornography...

It’s hard to talk about the vulnerabilities in cellular technology without increasing the amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. There is already much uncertainty around cell-site simulators (CSS, aka Stingrays), their capabilities, and how widely they are used. Partly this is because of the veil of secrecy that has...

One conception of the Internet -- and rapidly-changing technology in general -- is to claim that it is beyond effective regulation, because its effects are not constrained by borders. No legal system has formal jurisdiction over the global Internet, and the Internet has appeared to be resistant to any institution...